Incident Report #83 2024
A man was unable to descend from Orrest Head after suffering back pain. He was assisted down by team members
A man was unable to descend from Orrest Head after suffering back pain. He was assisted down by team members
A woman walking on Orrest Head slipped and twisted her knee, aggravating a previous injury. She was assisted down by team members
A woman went over on her ankle sustaining a suspected fracture. She was treated and evacuated
A second incident not a million miles from the previous one... a man slipped on a frozen path and sustained an injury to his thigh. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to meet an ambulance in WIndermere
The first incident of a busy day. A man slipped sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on icy ground. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the hill
A woman fell on Orrest Head summit and sustained a serious leg injury
An elderly woman sustained a suspected fractured ankle in a fall on Orrest Head. She was treated and evacuated by team members
We were requested to assist NWAS with the recovery of a man who had slipped and sustained a lower leg injury on the lower slopes of Orrest Head, Windermere
A New Zealand woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. We did our usual stuff, with the aid of an interpreter, and took her to Kendal Hospital in our ambulance.
A 63-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was stretchered off the fell and taken to hospital.
Town shoes may have been the cause, when a 50 year old man from Blyth slipped near summit viewpoint and fractured his lower leg. Slippery conditions underfoot.
We assisted police in checking the area after multiple reports of flares were recieved... we think someone was mucking about... cheers.. we had nothing better to do..
The team was requested by Police to search the Orrest Head area of Windermere after personal effects were located,
An 11-year-old boy slipped and sustained a bad gash to his knee. He was treated at the scene by the group leader, a Furness MRT member, and a Paramedic who was called, and carried to an ambulance by stretcher, by ourselves and Kendal MRT, who had also been called.
A woman slipped from a stile and fell, aggravating an old back injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance.
We were requested to assist North West Ambulance Service with the evacuation of a male who may have suffered a diabetic collapse.
A French woman slipped and sustained a fractured ankle. The team attended and treated her.
An American woman slipped on a path below Orrest Head and sustained a fractured ankle. The team was called to assist the ambulance that had responded initially.
A 65-year-old woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the fell by stretcher to a waiting ambulance.